Please participate in a symbolic hunger strike to support the people of Iran.

The situation of human rights in Iran will be reviewed at the 7th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC), between February 15-17, 2010.

Protest in front of engineering faculty of University of Tehran.

Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, a Republican source says, sent written questions to Attorney General Eric Holder following yesterday’s meeting…
• Is DOJ investigating the allegations put forward in this article? If not, why?

I expect immediate action to rectify this situation, specifically by barring VOA from bringing Mr. Daeoleslam on air. Consider this a formal complaint which can be used as evidence of serving notice of harm in a court of law.–Siamak Namazi

Brown Lloyd James handled the international launch of Al Jazeera English…Brown Lloyd James, a public relations firm with offices in London and New York, has opened an office in Tripoli. It is reported to have placed articles by Colonel Gadaffi in American newspapers.” So they have the best of the best when it comes to representing these sorts of clients.

I got your message. I’m happy to hear that we nailed down NED and hope to get the other 70K so that we can run this for a while.You have my firm commitment, of course. The first couple of months (until I can go for the trip to Iran) is going to be hectic for me. We are going to launch our webzine in April and I can’t just drop Noosheen’s project now and for a while.

Recent events serve as further proof that the Iranian government continues to engage in obfuscation and delaying tactics as it pursues a nuclear weapons capability in defiance of the United Nations, the IAEA and the community of nations.

President Obama, joined by French President Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Brown, speak to the press on an Iranian nuclear activities during the G20 Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 25, 2009. (public domain)

Wednesday, September 23rd and Thursday, September 24th

Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 42nd and 2nd Avenue

We call for:

• Freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
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